"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

30 April 2022

Rushing.


Spring has come to the northern forest. 
The evening wind blows cold 
As the breath of the frost giants. 
Just overhead there is a sound like the rushing of crows' wings. 
Can it be a coven of witches has flown over these woods?

On any other night, 
You would probably swear 
That there was no such thing as a witch―
At least, not the kind that streaks through the sky 
On a broomstick with guttering taper and billowing cloak. 
But this is no ordinary night; 
It is the thirtieth of April, 
The very eve of May. 
Walpurgis Night.

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